- Keeper starred at 2021 Copa America
- Helped to secure global crown at Qatar 2022
- Stock has soared with club & country
Getty‘Terrible personality’ – Emi Martinez’s Argentina team-mate jokes about how World Cup-winning goalkeeper has ‘changed’ after becoming penalty shootout hero
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✅ Streams roughly 175 exclusive live matches per season that are completely blacked out on traditional TV.
✅ Acts as the league's US archive, providing full on-demand match replays shortly after every live broadcast concludes.
✅ Streams the popular "Goal Rush" whip-around show, which jumps between live highlights during the packed Saturday 10:00 a.m. ET window.
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✅ Provides nationwide access to USA Network, securing the primary cable home for the league's linear broadcasts.
✅ Includes access to live, local NBC affiliates for the marquee weekend matches in designated major media markets.
✅ Serves as the cheapest way to access live cable TV sports channels without paying for a bloated traditional bundle.
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✅ Carries both USA Network and your local NBC station, ensuring you get every nationally televised match.
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✅ Replicates the classic set-top box feel with a familiar channel guide, making it easy to channel-surf on weekend mornings.
Over 28 months$79.99
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✅ Streams roughly 175 exclusive live matches per season that are completely blacked out on traditional TV.
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✅ Streams the popular "Goal Rush" whip-around show, which jumps between live highlights during the packed Saturday 10:00 a.m. ET window.
Monthly from$12.99
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GettyWHAT HAPPENED?
The Aston Villa shot-stopper saw his stock soar when helping the Albiceleste to Copa America glory in 2021. He helped to successfully defend that crown in 2024, while also becoming a World Cup winner at Qatar 2022 – with a reputation being earned as a penalty-saving specialist.
GettyWHAT OTAMENDI SAID
Otamendi, who formed part of Argentina’s squad at the 2024 Olympic Games, has told TNT Sports of Martinez’s transformation: “Dibu was a very quiet goalkeeper, he wasn’t what he is now. After Colombia [at the 2021 Copa America] he changed completely, we found another version of him. I don’t know if his brother, who is very similar, started to play as a goalkeeper or what, but that’s when he started to change. He has a terrible personality!”
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